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EAVES THOUGH HANGER.

No. 535,007. Patented Mar. 5 1895..

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JEREMIAH HEREIN, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM E. GERDING, OF SAME PLACE.

EAVES-TROUGH HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 535,007, dated March 5, 1895.

Application filed December 20, 1894. Serial No. 532,441. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH HEREIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen, in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves-Trough Hangers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in eaves-trough hangers.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and eificient eaves-trough hanger which can be conveniently secured in position without nailing through the roof, as is now commonly done which thereby injures the same, and which can be readily shifted at pleasure in its position on the trough, and is also so removably mounted as to be readily detached for use upon a new trough when dosire Another object is to provide an eavestrough hanger which can be more quickly and conveniently placed in position, and requir ing less labor in mounting and adjusting the same than those now in common use, and also which is adapted for a more perfect and convenient adjustment to secure any desired slant of the trough.

My invention comprises a centrally slotted cross-bar having at one end a trough-head embracing arm, and a curved brace, and at the other end a depending vertical clamping lug for the inner edge of the trough, and provided with a pivotally mounted key, a corrugated wire hanger adj ustabl y mounted in said cross-bar, a hanger-bracket adapted to be fixed on its support, and having pivotally mounted thereon the adjustable hanger-arm, on the free end of which the said hanger is also pivotally mounted.

The novel features of my invention are the manner of detachably securing the cross-bar on the eaves'trough, and the means for adjusting the trough in position to secure the required fall in the length of the eaves, and to comply with the pitch of the roof, and without securing the same directly to the roof.

The mechanism of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved hanger partly in section, in position on the eaves-molding and showing the relative position and arrangement of the operative parts. Fig. 2 is a detail of the hanger bracket showing the radial tooth on the bracket head adapted to form a locked engagement with the hanger arm. Fig. 3 is a side view of the adjustable hangerarm showing the hanger supporting stud and the perforated serrated head. Fig. 4. is a detail plan of the slotted cross-bar in position on the eaves-trough, showing the key pivotally mounted thereon.

All parts of my improvement are preferably of metal.

The caves trough 1 is of sheet metal and of the common construction used when suspended beneath the eaves, having a proper head 6 upon the outer edge thereof. The cross-bar 2 has upon its outer end a downwardly curved arm or portion 5 adapted to fit over and embrace the said trough head 6, and is also provided upon its lower face with the outwardly curved brace 4, preferably integral therewith, and adapted to assist in firmly securing the said cross-bar in position,

as seen in Fig. 1. The other end of the said cross-bar 2 has a depending vertical clamping lug 25 provided with an inwardly projecting tooth, Fig. 1, and also has a locking key 3 pivotally mounted upon the lower face thereof by means of a suitable rivet 19. The said key is adapted by means of its outer end to firmly clamp the inner edge of the trough 1 against the said lug 25 immediately above the said tooth, thus firmly securing the inner edge of the said trough under all conditions of service. The other end of the said key has a lateral lug 20, preferably slightly bowed, as seen in Fig. 1, and having upon both edges thereof the locking notches 26 to receive the corrugations of the hanger 7. The said crossbar 2 also has a lengthwise central and longitudinal perforation or slot 21 in which the hanger 7 is adjustably mounted and secured by the locking key 3.

The hanger 7 is made of one piece of wire,

has a small loop or eye upon its upper end by means of which it is mounted on the threaded stud 8, and has its parallel arms corrugated, as seen in Fig. l,and adapted forengagement with the ends of the slot 21 and the sides of the lug 20 on the key 3, in any desired position of vertical adjustment.

The hanger arm 9 is of any proper length, but preferably long enough to reach from the eaves molding to the eaves, as seen in Fig. 1, has its ends laterally enlarged, the outer one of which has a screw threaded stud 8 on which the said corrugated hanger 7 is mounted and secured in position by the screw threaded nut 10 on said stud. The other end of the said hanger arm 9 has a circular serrated face having a series of radial teeth 24 and having a central perforation for the pivot 12, Fig. 3.

The hanger bracket 13 has upon one face of the head thereof a radial tooth 23 adapted to form a locked engagement with the said serrated face of the arm 9. The said bracket 13 also has a central perforation 22 in the head thereof to receive the rivet 12 by means of which it is rigidly secured to the said arm 9. The said bracket 13 also has upon both sides thereof a perforated ear or lug 15 for securing the same in position on the eaves-molding 16 by means of the screws or nails 14.

The manner of using my improvement thus described is obvious and briefly stated is as follows: The cross-bar 2 is first placed over the trough head 6 as seen, the curved arm 5 embracing and supporting the same while the brace 4 assists in rigidly securing the same. The lug 25 on the other end of the said crossbar is then slipped over the other edge of the trough,therebytightlyclampingit. Thesaid bracket 13 is then secured in position on the eaves molding. The corrugated hanger 7 is mounted on the free end of the hanger arm 9, as described, and has its lower end inserted in the said slot 21 of the cross-bar 2, and then securely locked in such position by the key 3, which when thus locked receives the hangerin the slots 26 of said key. When the said key is thus engaged with the said hanger it will, by means of its inner end, socurely clamp the inner edge of the said trough against the lug 25. The hanger arm 9 being set at the proper angle relative to the bracket 13 and the said hanger 7, it is rigidly fixed in such position by tightening the rivet 12. The upper end of the hanger 7 is then rigidly fixed on the pivot 8 by tightening the nut 10, and the hanger 7 can be readily given any desired vertical adjustment to secure the required fall in the length of the eaves, represented by the shingles 17 and 18.

It is obvious that the cross bar2 can readily and conveniently be shifted in its position upon the trough by simply loosening the key 3, and it can in like manner be detached therefrom and placed upon another trough without the least injury or inconvenience. It is also obvious that other means for suspending the said cross-bar can readily be devised, or substituted for the said hanger and hanger-arm, without departing from the spirit of my invention which consists in providing an eaves-trough hanger which can readily be detached from or adjusted upon the eavestrough, and can also be secured in position without nailing the same to the roof.

Having thus described my invention and the manner in which the same is employed, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A11 eaves-trough hanger comprisinga detachable cross-bar 2 perforated to receive the hanger, having upon one end thereof a hooked arm adapted to embrace the trough-head, and the brace 4, as described, and having upon its other end the vertical lug 25, as shown, and provided upon its lower side with a pivotally mounted key adapted in connection with the said lug 25 to form a locked engagement with the inner edge of the said trough, and also adapted to form a locked engagement with the lower end of the hanger, the corrugated hanger 7 mounted on the stud 8 and adapted for a locked engagement with the said hanger as shown, the hanger arm 9 having upon its free end the stud 8 and the nut 10 and having upon its other end a serrated face for the purpose specified and a hanger bracket 13 having the perforated lugs 15 and a perforated head provided with a radial tooth 23 adapted to form a locked engagement with the said serrated face when secured by the rivet 12, all substantially as described.

2. In an eaves-trough hanger the combination of theeaves-trough 1 havinga proper head 6, a cross-bar 2 centrally slotted as shown for the adjustable hanger, having upon one end the curved arm or brace 4, and upon the other end the vertical lug 25, and the pivotally mounted key 3 adapted in connection with the said lug 25 to firmly clamp the inner edge of the trough 1, and proper means for suspending the said cross-bar from the eaves, all substantially as described.

Signed by me, at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, this 7th day of December, A. D. 1894.

JEREMIAH HEREIN.

Witnesses:

WALTER G. BURNS, KATHERINE OHAPIN.

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